Here are some tips for you
Preparations tips
- Buy mother and baby products
- Prepare the checklist so that nothing will left out. It is advisable for you to start buying when you are between 6 to 8 months pregnant. It is better to make early preparation as you may deliver ealier from your expected due date
- Physical and mental preparations
- Always ask your doctors or parents or read from books about your pregnancy, childbirth, post partum and problems that may arise
- Attend Ante-Natal classes provided by certain hospitals. It is important for you to learn and understand the right techniques for normal delivery and caeserean delivery.
- Medical Check Up and place to deliver
- You should attend your monthly medical check up as advised by your doctor. It is important to monitor your baby and your health.
- Make sure you make your first medical check up at your choice private hospital to deliver during your 8 months. Private hospital usually have their own rules, last 2 or 3 check up must be made at their hospital
- For goverment hospital usually medical check up must be from 4th month
- List of maternity hospital (get it here)
- Pack your hospital bag
- prepare your bag and put it inside the car starting from 8 months
- If you have other kids make sure you get someone/babysitter to look after them as surely you do not want to bring along your others kids to the hospital during emergency
- Do saving if you wish to deliver at private hospital (for those who are not covered under employer benefits) or for emergency cases
- Get someone to look after you during confinement. Alternatively,make sure you get someone who can prepare food for you. You should get enough rest and nutrition to regain your heatlh.
- For working mothers, find nursery or baby sitter for your newborn baby before delivery because after the birth you may not have enough time to find babysitter/nursery that meet your requirement
Checklist for newborn baby and mother
Baby Clotheslong & short sleve shirt
short & long pants mitten & booties hat changing mat diapers blanket baby abdominal binder baby towel cupboard/basket for baby clothes handkerchief baby bag Bathingbaby soap
baby powder baby lotion/oil baby syampoo baby bath tub slip-resistant bath mat cotton buds basket bath thermometer hair brush/comb Feedingbottle
teat bottle brush bottle warmer sterilizer Sleepingpillow,bolsters and mattress
pillow, bolster and mattress case baby cot/playpen Others oil
wet tissue
nail clippers nose cleaner |
Mother Clothes shirt
sarong maternity pads socks handkerchief slippers binder Food/herbsmilk
supplementary pills confinement herbs Breastfeedingnursing bra
nursing pillow breat pads breast pump(working mother) nursing poncho Othermidwife/massager
batu tungku guidance books |
Bag to hospital Baby baby outfit
mitten & booties hat blanket bottle diapers Mothermykad
check up record shirt sarong going-home outfit maternity pads socks nursing bras breast pads panties soap,tooth paste & toothbrush comb towel slippers massage oil/lotion handkerchief biscuits/snacks and drinks camera |